Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-12-02


n charge Of this muticyolc are all trqinf
o'unlcers. who will be able to cAecgi
ny military evolution that may Lc q.
landed OF them with Intelligence, and .
ogtlhcr the experiment i one in vii
tiiilary men take lively interest Lar
umhtrs OF lrlcycles Tor use in The o.
lan army have lately been supplied. u,
ils latest novelty 10 yrloCipcdes has /,
a. been submitted 10 the agcats Of M,
ontincntal power and will be subjected
= hrsl practical uial for military purjot,
4 Ah!rThrc..
Solid ON Eihlo Ground.
Gals didn't 50 sparkin round at YOU
tgc when / was cal. said Grandm
htcc score. sever sly: They didn't know
hat q beau was till long after they wa
rowu women. Gins had iiOaz in III
inc Of Ruth. long before YOU we've BON
sandma. said Eiith. demurcly. "iuu
Fas n wilder woman said grandma, IN
mphautly, and then She bent her hca
.ad lccrcd over Ter spectaclc>, waitine
ar some one else 10 rush out and tackh
or on Bible ground.
Defining d Sleeper.
The fashion We have az sayin.
steamer end cutter and II usiu.
many similar words in q variety O! scnsle
c,uits not so much from the poverty Q
ur language as from our laziucSs. 1t
Aell ridlculcl ia Ihe following:
4 sleeper is one who sleeps. a tleepc
IS TINT in which u sleeper sleeps. .
deeper Is that on which the Sleeper wA.cl
carries the sleeper while he sleeps runs.
Therefore. while the sleeper slNps l.
lie s..rltr. the sleeper carries the siccne
over the sleeper under the tlccpvr. unit
The sleeper which carries jumps od u,
sleeper. md wakc, The sleeper In tb,
sleeper by striking tho sleeper under tn,
sleeper and there Is no longer any sleepel
sleeping in Inc sleeper on ll4c sleeper.
uiI sIarrlngC.
We have sometimes wondcici II (
would not be advantageous 10 ministers j.
marriage-fcCs were paid. no, a. The time o.
tne wedding. but sub'cqEuuiy---eAy l.
month or TWO Afterwards Ia most In
stances il IL 10 be presumed, the husbsnC
would by tLGt time ~ In u state Of mind {,
which the most generous fec would seen
none too ETgc. Possibly there might b,
cases IN which neither Tie bride uOr ia,
groom tCl any gratitude - The miEi4te
Tor having performed Tie ceremony
On the whole therefore. clergymCu VII
probably continue 10 reckon bird in tb'
hand worth two IL the bush: especially H.
view of possible exceptional Cases-iik,
the following. which we extract from d
Dakota newspaper:
"Mr. InCham went Ito lie county
away down IN Iowa one cold, blustcrn,
day. 10 marry yougs couple. After ,Lo
tie elder ioincd in the icSiiv
itief If The occasion long enough 10 b.
sociable, and then sent GWay-as empty
in purse Us when Ac came
Some weeks HfterWard lie met In,
groom in The village, and after some hem
ming and having. the latter said. Wch.
elder, don't / owe sc little su,l.n ioI
that job yc done Tor mcT
"'Oh, that's q matter 20 DC icf. entirely
with you. said Mr. lngham
Well, Of &c say owe yc ANYTHING
why, III pay yc what's night, said iAt
man Of bliss.
I've never SCI price on matters OF
that ki"d, said tLc older. becoming d little
amused
Well, Of course, e I don't owe ye
uuiLin', why, I'm much o'b.ccccd, cider.
much oblccgcd. and Then, az il 10 reas
cure himself Ac said. Why. elder, q ye
want anything !cr 1t, ii be glad to pay
We.
Ny good man. sa.d NJ ius'am, an
noyod by this tmc. i can't set any pric,
on that Kind OF service. !. you think you
owe me anything, pay IT, If motif il
wasn't worth anything ~ you-why
don
"Thc fellow started 10 20. and then In &
rCmors ful moucnt f careless and bcnch
cent generosity le TUNED and said. W hy
clucr. III tel We Whut ID DO: Whci, ytr,
cJlGiu, 10y my place some day, stop IN sH'
w We Nc = ~. u milk.